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The phrase "an overlay of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a layer or covering that is placed over something else, often in contexts related to design, graphics, or analysis.
Example: "The artist created an overlay of vibrant colors to enhance the depth of the painting."
Alternatives: "a layer of" or "a coating of".
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The cool and sleek has an overlay of idiosyncratic homeyness.
On the contrary, such comparisons can amplify the witnesses's burden through an overlay of guilt.
Against them the Organization (Hillerman's side) only offered "pragmatism and an overlay of Harvard envy".
It was a modest, homely aesthetic with an overlay of Stewart's odd glamour.
Self-confident too, with an overlay of easy, almost languorous amusement.
Then came an overlay of painterly daubs along the instrument's brighter register.
A city like New York suffers from an overlay of epidemics".
Jamaican cooking combines local ingredients with an overlay of Spanish, British, Indian and Chinese influences.
Maps with an overlay of points of interest are familiar to every GPS device user.
The towns show more of a mixture and an overlay of standard English.
The reading rooms at the New York Public Library have an overlay of rich sound.
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